Iowa HC Kirk Ferentz blasts reporter for asking tough questions

“Well, I think you’re talking about two separate job descriptions and two separate areas of responsibility. I know people do it. I know it’s been done. It’s been done this year. Again, it’s just not my preference. My preference has been to play it out, and there’s evidence to show that it’s worked pretty well in the past, so we’ll play it out and then we’ll do our assessments and our evaluations when everything’s over. The season’s not over, so, when the season’s over, we’ll make an evaluation I think is best for our program,” Ferentz told Lesmerises at the time of the post-game press conference, per Yahoo Sports.

Back in the friendly confines of Iowa City on Tuesday, that line of questioning was still apparently on Ferentz's mind as he talked to the local Iowa media. His players taking hard questions about their poor play, in general, was also on his mind, but so was that reporter, Lesmerises.

"I complimented the guys on Sunday because during the questioning, in some cases interrogation, on Saturday that I experienced and the one good thing about that it dawned on me coming home. I said as bad as today was, it could have been worse because I could have been that guy," Ferentz said, mentioning Lesmerises without actually saying his name. "I could have been that guy. Had his job and had to act like he did.

"Yeah, it could be a hell of a lot worse. All things aren't that bad. But one thing I did on Sunday was compliment our players, the way they handled it. It's not easy to stand up to tough questions after a loss like we did. Our guys handled it with class. Stand up for each other. It's worth complimenting our guys," Ferentz continued. "I think it's genuine, it's who they are."

Ferentz is one of the best and most consistent coaches in college football. By all accounts, he's one of the best people in college football.

The frustration of this season is clearly getting to him, though. If he can't handle a few tough questions about a historically bad offense, perhaps it's time for him to start thinking about the golf course and retirement rather than next week's clearly ineffective offensive game plan.